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Community members came out in force for the annual Ronan Area Chamber of Commerce event. With a plethora of kids activities, a petting zoo, craft and vendor fair, live music, a car show, food vendors, a fall baking contest and trail of bales, the Harvest Festival offered a variety of fun for folks of all ages.
News from the Office of Public Instruction HELENA - On Aug. 20, 2024, Superintendent Arntzen announced that the Office of Public Instruction (OPI) allocated $1.5 million in federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds to Montana teachers for math and reading projects in a partn...
MISSOULA — Montana’s Medicaid expansion program will sunset in 2025, barring its renewal before the Montana Legislature, and its passage is by no means secured ahead of what could be a busy session. State Sen. Steve Fitzpatrick, the Republican majority leader in his chamber, said that Medicaid...
News from the Lake County Election Office LAKE COUNTY — Notice is hereby given that in Lake County, on Nov. 5, 2024, a General Election will be held to elect federal, state, and county candidates. CI-126, 127 & 128 will also be on the ballot. Persons who wish to register or need to update r...
News from Skip Anderson MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Artificial intelligence seems to be everywhere these days, from social media apps to the laboratories of Montana State University. Now, thanks in part to a doctoral student in MSU’s Gianforte School of Computing, it’s in the state&rsqu...
News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has released a final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) analyzing potential environmental impacts from the statewide management of grizzly bears. Issuing the final EIS is a key step in a process tha...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte recently announced the launch of the third annual Governor’s Youth Hunting Story Contest, open to Montana youth and apprentice hunters ages 10 to 17. “Over the last two years, we’ve been inspired by th...
RONAN — All are invited to attend the annual Ronan Harvest Festival this Saturday, Sept. 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The family-friendly event will be held in the grassy area behind the visitor center and Glacier Bank. Sponsored by the Ronan Chamber of Commerce, activities include a vendor market, kids...
LAKE COUNTY — A 70-year-old Polson man, James Lawrence, has been arrested and is being held in the Lake County Jail in connection with the death of 67-year-old Ed Loder of Ronan. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office took a report of Loder as a missing person on Wednesday, Sept. 4 at 12:30 p.m. Upo...
News from Dana Grant RONAN — As part of the Saturday, Sept. 21, Ronan Harvest Festival, a celebration of good eats will be held with a Flavors of Fall kitchen talent contest. Kids and adults can enter a home-kitchen prepared dessert, bread or specialty item (canned good, salsa, candy jam, jelly). ...
